Live Zoom Discussion – My Name Is Sara
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Exclusive online event featuring a moderated conversation with the lead actress and filmmakers of the upcoming feature film My Name is Sara (usc.sfi.edu/mynameissara), produced in association with USC Shoah Foundation.
Watch exclusive clips as part of the conversation.
My Name Is Sara is a feature film based on the true story of survivor Sara Góralnik. After escaping a Jewish Ghetto in Poland and losing her family at the outset of the Holocaust, 13-year-old Sara hides in plain sight, passing as an Orthodox Christian in the Ukrainian countryside.
Moderated by Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Stephen D. Smith with special guests:
• Zuzanna Surowy, Lead Actress (starring as Sara)
• Steven Oritt, Director/Producer
• David Himmelstein, Screenwriter
• Mickey Shapiro, Executive Producer and USC Shoah Foundation Board of Councilors Executive Committee Member
• Andy Intrater, Executive Producer and USC Shoah Foundation Board of Councilors Executive Committee Member
The film is currently in festivals and slated for release in U.S. theaters later this year.
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